| THA | tacrine; tetrahydroaminoacridine; total hip arthroplasty; total hydroxyapatite; Treponema hemaggluti... |
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| TJA | total joint arthroplasty |
| TKA | total knee arthroplasty; transketolase activity; trochanter, knee, ankle |
| TSA | technical surgical assistance; toluene sulfonic acid; total shoulder arthroplasty; total solute abso... |
| TTA | tetanus toxoid antibody; timed therapeutic absence; total toe arthroplasty; transtracheal aspiration... |
| hip arthroplasty | <orthopaedics> Surgery to replace all or part of the hip joint with an artificial device that re-establishes normal hip joint motion. Indicated in cases of severe intractable degenerative arthritis. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| interposition arthroplasty | Surgical correction of ankylosis by separation of the immobile part of a joint from the mobilised part and interposition of a substance (e.g., fascia, cartilage, metal, or plastic) between them. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intracapsular temporomandibular joint arthroplasty | <orthopaedics, procedure> Operative recontouring of the articular surface of the mandibular condyle without the removal of the articular disk. (05 Mar 2000) |
| total joint arthroplasty | Arthroplasty in which both joint surfaces are replaced with artificial materials, usually metal and high-density plastic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| knee arthroplasty | <orthopaedics, procedure> Surgery involving the replacement of the knee joint with artificial components which reestablishes normal joint function. Indicated in cases of severe knee fracture or degenerative arthritis (DJD) unresponsive to medical therapy. (17 Dec 1997) |